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EXHIBIT 99.1
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION
OFFER TO EXCHANGE ITS
8 5/8% EXCHANGE NOTES DUE JUNE 15, 2010
(REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933)
FOR ANY AND ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING
8 5/8% NOTES DUE JUNE 15, 2010
PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED , 2000
THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK
CITY TIME, ON , UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
By Registered or Certified Mail, or by Overnight or Hand Delivery:
First Union National Bank First Union National Bank
150 Fourth Avenue North 40 Broad Street
2(nd) Floor or Suite 550
Nashville, TN 37219 New York, NY 10004
Attention: Susan K. Baker Attention: Susan K. Baker
To Confirm by Telephone or for Information:
(615) 251-9286
Facsimile Transmissions:
(615) 251-9364
DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET
FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL VIA FACSIMILE TO A
NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning
given them in the Prospectus (as defined below).
This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by holders of Old Notes (as
defined below) if Old Notes are to be forwarded herewith. If tenders of Old
Notes are to be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by First
Union National Bank (the "Exchange Agent") at The Depository Trust Company
("DTC") pursuant to the procedures set forth in "The Exchange
Offer -- Book-Entry Transfer" in the Prospectus and in accordance with the
Automated Tender Offer Program ("ATOP") established by DTC, a tendering holder
will become bound by the terms and conditions hereof in accordance with the
procedures established under ATOP.
Holders of Old Notes whose certificates (the "certificates") for such Old
Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their certificates and
all other required documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the expiration
date (as defined in the Prospectus) or who cannot complete the procedures for
book-entry transfer on a timely basis, must tender their Old Notes according to
the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The Exchange
Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" in the Prospectus. SEE INSTRUCTION 1.
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO DTC IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS PROCEDURES DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT.
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NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
ALL TENDERING HOLDERS COMPLETE THIS BOX:
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DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES TENDERED
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NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF REGISTERED HOLDER(S) OLD NOTES TENDERED
(PLEASE FILL IN, IF BLANK) (ATTACH ADDITIONAL LIST IF NECESSARY)
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OLD NOTES TENDERED
NUMBER(S)* OF OLD NOTES* (IF LESS THAN ALL)**
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TOTAL AMOUNT
TENDERED
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* Need not be completed by book-entry holders.
** Old Notes may be tendered in whole or in part in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. All Old
Notes held shall be deemed tendered unless a lesser number is specified in this column.
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(BOXES BELOW TO BE CHECKED BY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY)
[ ] CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY
BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE
EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Name of Tendering Institution
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DTC Account Number
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[ ] CHECK HERE AND ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE OF
GUARANTEED DELIVERY IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING
DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING:
Name(s) of Registered Holder(s)
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Window Ticket Number (if any)
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Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
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Name of Institution which Guaranteed Delivery
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If Guaranteed Delivery is to be made By Book-Entry Transfer:
Name of Tendering Institution
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DTC Account Number
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[ ] CHECK HERE IF TENDERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER AND
NON-EXCHANGED OLD NOTES ARE TO BE RETURNED BY CREDITING THE
DTC ACCOUNT NUMBER SET FORTH ABOVE.
[ ] CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER WHO ACQUIRED THE OLD
NOTES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF MARKET MAKING OR
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES (A "PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER")
AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS
AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
Name:
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Address:
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Dollar General Corporation, a Tennessee
corporation (the "Company"), the principal amount of the Company's 8 5/8% Notes
due June 15, 2010 (the "Old Notes") specified above in exchange for a like
aggregate principal amount of the Company's 8 5/8% Exchange Notes due June 15,
2010 (the "New Notes"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in the Prospectus dated , 2000 (as the same may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus"), receipt of which is
acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the
Prospectus, constitute the "Exchange Offer"). The Exchange Offer has been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Subject to and effective upon the acceptance for exchange of all or any
portion of the Old Notes tendered herewith in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Exchange Offer (including, if the Exchange Offer is extended
or amended, the terms and conditions of any such extension or amendment), the
undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to or upon the order of the
Company all right, title and interest in and to such Old Notes as are being
tendered herewith. The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
the Exchange Agent as its agent and attorney-in-fact (with full knowledge that
the Exchange Agent is also acting as agent of the Company in connection with the
Exchange Offer) with respect to the tendered Old Notes, with full power of
substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power
coupled with an interest), subject only to the right of withdrawal described in
the Prospectus, to (i) deliver certificates for Old Notes to the Company
together with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or
upon the order of, the Company, upon receipt by the Exchange Agent, as the
undersigned's agent, of the New Notes to be issued in exchange for such Old
Notes, (ii) present certificates for such Old Notes for transfer, and to
transfer the Old Notes on the books of the Company, and (iii) receive for the
account of the Company all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of
beneficial ownership of such Old Notes, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Exchange Offer.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT THE UNDERSIGNED HAS
FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY TO TENDER, EXCHANGE, SELL, ASSIGN AND TRANSFER THE OLD
NOTES TENDERED HEREBY AND THAT, WHEN THE SAME ARE ACCEPTED FOR EXCHANGE, THE
COMPANY WILL ACQUIRE GOOD, MARKETABLE AND UNENCUMBERED TITLE THERETO, FREE AND
CLEAR OF ALL LIENS, RESTRICTIONS, CHARGES AND ENCUMBRANCES, AND THAT THE OLD
NOTES TENDERED HEREBY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ANY ADVERSE CLAIMS OR PROXIES. THE
UNDERSIGNED WILL, UPON REQUEST, EXECUTE AND DELIVER ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
DEEMED BY THE COMPANY OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT TO BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO
COMPLETE THE EXCHANGE, ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF THE OLD NOTES TENDERED HEREBY,
AND THE UNDERSIGNED WILL COMPLY WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND AGREES TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE
EXCHANGE OFFER.
The name(s) and address(es) of the registered holder(s) of the Old Notes
tendered hereby should be printed above, if they are not already set forth
above, as they appear on the certificates representing such Old Notes. The
certificate number(s) and the Old Notes that the undersigned wishes to tender
should be indicated in the appropriate boxes above.
If any tendered Old Notes are not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer
for any reason, or if certificates are submitted for more Old Notes than are
tendered or accepted for exchange, certificates for such unaccepted or
nonexchanged Old Notes will be returned (or, in the case of Old Notes tendered
by book-entry transfer, such Old Notes will be credited to an account maintained
at DTC), without expense to the tendering holder, promptly following the
expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.
The undersigned understands that tenders of Old Notes pursuant to any one
of the procedures described in "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering" in
the Prospectus and in the instructions hereto will, upon the Company's
acceptance for exchange of such tendered Old Notes, constitute a binding
agreement between the undersigned and the Company upon the terms and subject to
the conditions of the Exchange Offer. In all cases in which a Participant elects
to accept the Exchange Offer by transmitting an express acknowledgment in
accordance with the established ATOP procedures, such Participant shall be bound
by all of the terms and conditions of this Letter of Transmittal. The
undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in the
Prospectus, the Company may not be required to accept for exchange any of the
Old Notes tendered hereby.
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Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled "Special Issuance
Instructions" below, the undersigned hereby directs that the New Notes be issued
in the name(s) of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry transfer of
Old Notes, that such New Notes be credited to the account indicated above
maintained at DTC. If applicable, substitute certificates representing Old Notes
not exchanged or not accepted for exchange will be issued to the undersigned or,
in the case of a book-entry transfer of Old Notes, will be credited to the
account indicated above maintained at DTC. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated
under "Special Delivery Instructions," please deliver New Notes to the
undersigned at the address shown below the undersigned's signature.
By tendering Old Notes and executing, or otherwise becoming bound by, this
letter of transmittal, the undersigned hereby represents and agrees that
(i) any New Notes to be received by the undersigned are being acquired
in the ordinary course of its business,
(ii) the undersigned has no arrangement or understanding with any
person to participate in a distribution (within the meaning of the
Securities Act) of such New Notes.
(iii) the undersigned is not an "affiliate" of the Company,
(iv) if the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned is not
engaged in, and does not intend to be engaged in, the distribution of the
new Notes, and
(v) if the undersigned is a broker-dealer, the undersigned is
acquiring the new Notes for its own account in exchange for the old Notes
that it acquired as a result of market making activities or other trading
activities and that the undersigned will deliver a prospectus in connection
with any resale of the new Notes.
The undersigned also acknowledges that this Exchange Offer is being made in
reliance on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), as set forth in no-action letters issued to third
parties, that indicates that the New Notes issued in exchange for the Old Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise
transferred by holders thereof (other than any such holder that is an
"affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions
of the Securities Act, if such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of
such holders' business and such holders have no arrangement with any person to
participate in the distribution of such New Notes. However, the SEC has not
considered the Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action letter, and there
can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination
with respect to the Exchange Offer as in other circumstances. If any holder of
Old Notes is an affiliate of the Company or is engaged in, or intends to engage
in or has any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in,
the distribution of the New Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer,
such holder (i) cannot rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of
the SEC and (ii) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction.
The Company has agreed that, subject to the provisions of the Registration
Rights Agreement, the prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time
to time, may be used by a participating broker-dealer (as defined below) in
connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for Old Notes, where
such Old Notes were acquired by such participating broker-dealer for its own
account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, for
a period ending 180 days after the expiration date (subject to extension under
certain limited circumstances) or, if earlier, when all such New Notes have been
disposed of by such participating broker-dealer. In that regard, each broker
dealer who acquired Old Notes for its own account as a result of market-making
or other trading activities (a "participating broker-dealer"), by tendering such
Old Notes and executing, or otherwise becoming bound by, this letter of
transmittal, agrees that, upon receipt of notice from the Company of the
occurrence of any event or the discovery of any fact which makes any statement
contained in the prospectus untrue in any material respect or which causes the
prospectus to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading or of the occurrence of certain other events specified
in the Registration Rights Agreement, such participating broker-dealer will
suspend the sale of New Notes pursuant to the prospectus until the Company has
amended or supplemented the prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission
and has furnished copies of the amended or supplemented prospectus to the
participating broker-dealer or the Company has given notice that the sale of the
New Notes may be resumed, as the case may be. If the Company gives such notice
to suspend the sale of the New Notes, it shall extend the 180-day period
referred to above during which participating broker-dealers are entitled to use
the prospectus in connection with the resale of New Notes by the number of days
during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to
and including the date when participating broker-dealers shall have received
copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus necessary to permit resales of
the New Notes or to and including the date on which the Company has given notice
that the sale of New Notes may be resumed, as the case may be.
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All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of
Transmittal shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any
obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs,
executors, administrators, personal representatives, trustees in bankruptcy,
legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as
stated in the Prospectus, this tender is irrevocable.
HOLDER(S) SIGN HERE
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 2, 5 AND 6)
(NOTE: SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED IF REQUIRED BY INSTRUCTION 2)
Must be signed by registered holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on
certificate(s) for the Old Notes hereby tendered or on a security position
listing, or by any person(s) authorized to become the registered holder(s) by
endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by an
attorney-in-fact, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, officer of a
corporation or another acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please
set forth the signer's full title. See Instruction 5.
(SIGNATURE(S) OF HOLDER(S))
Date
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Name(s)
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Capacity
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(INCLUDE FULL TITLE)
Address:
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(INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
Area Code and Telephone Number
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(TAX IDENTIFICATION OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER(S))
GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 2 AND 5)
Authorized Signature
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Name
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(PLEASE PRINT)
Date
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2000
Capacity or Title
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Name of Firm
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Address
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(INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
Area Code and Telephone Number
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SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5, AND 6)
To be completed ONLY if the New Notes are to be issued in the name of
someone other than the registered holder of the Old Notes whose name(s)
appear(s) above.
Issue New Notes to:
Name
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Address
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(INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
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(TAX IDENTIFICATION OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER)
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SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5, AND 6
To be completed ONLY if the New Notes are to be sent to someone other than
the holder of the Old Notes whose name(s) appear(s) above, or to such
registered holder(s) at an address other than that shown above.
Mail New Notes to:
Name
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Address
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(INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
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(TAX IDENTIFICATION OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER)
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER
1. DELIVERY OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTIFICATES; GUARANTEED DELIVERY
PROCEDURES. This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed if certificates are
to be forwarded herewith. If tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures
for tender by book-entry transfer set forth in "The Exchange Offer -- Book-Entry
Transfer" in the Prospectus and in accordance with ATOP established by DTC, a
tendering holder will become bound by the terms and conditions hereof in
accordance with the procedures established under ATOP. Certificates, or timely
confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange
Agent's account at DTC, as well as this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile
thereof), if required, properly completed and duly executed, with any required
signature guarantees, must be received by the Exchange Agent at one of its
addresses set forth herein on or prior to the expiration date. Old Notes may be
tendered in whole or in part in the principal amount of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000.
Holders who wish to tender their Old Notes and (i) whose Old Notes are not
immediately available or (ii) who cannot deliver their Old Notes and this Letter
of Transmittal to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the expiration date or (iii)
who cannot complete the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer on a
timely basis, may tender their Old Notes by properly completing and duly
executing a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures"
in the Prospectus. Pursuant to such procedures: (i) such tender must be made by
or through an Eligible Institution (as defined below); (ii) a properly completed
and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile) thereof and Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form made available by the Company,
must be received by the Exchange Agent on or prior to the expiration date; and
(iii) the certificates (or a book-entry confirmation (as defined in the
Prospectus)) representing all tendered Old Notes, in proper form for transfer,
must be received by the Exchange Agent within three New York Stock Exchange
trading days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery,
all as provided in "The Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" in the
Prospectus.
The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand or transmitted
by telegram, telex, facsimile or mail to the Exchange Agent, and must include a
guarantee by an Eligible Institution in the form set forth in such Notice. For
Old Notes to be properly tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure,
the Exchange Agent must receive a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery on or prior to
the expiration date. As used herein and in the Prospectus, "Eligible
Institution" means a firm which is a member of a registered national securities
exchange or a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or
a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the
United States.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF OLD NOTES, THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL
OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING HOLDER. IF
SUCH DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN
RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, BE USED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME
SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ASSURE TIMELY DELIVERY. NO LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL OR OLD
NOTES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE COMPANY.
The Company will not accept any alternative, conditional or contingent
tenders. Each tendering holder, by execution of a Letter of Transmittal (or
facsimile thereof), or any Agent's Message in lieu thereof, waives any right to
receive any notice of the acceptance of such tender.
2. GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURES. No signature guarantee on this Letter of
Transmittal is required if:
(i) this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder
(which term, for purposes of this document, shall include any participant
in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of
the Old Notes) of Old Notes tendered herewith, unless such holder(s) has
completed either the box entitled "Special Issuance Instructions" or the
box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" above, or
(ii) such Old Notes are tendered for the account of a firm that is an
Eligible Institution.
In all other cases, an Eligible Institution must guarantee the signature(s)
on this Letter of Transmittal. See Instruction 5.
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3. INADEQUATE SPACE. If the space provided in the box captioned
"Description of Old Notes" is inadequate, the certificate number(s) and/or the
principal amount of Old Notes and any other required information should be
listed on a separate signed schedule which is attached to this Letter of
Transmittal.
4. PARTIAL TENDERS AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS. Tenders of Old Notes will be
accepted only in the principal amount of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
If less than all the Old Notes evidenced by any certificate submitted are to be
tendered, fill in the principal amount of Old Notes which are to be tendered in
the box entitled "Principal Amount of Old Notes Tendered (if less than all)." In
such case, new certificate(s) for the remainder of the Old Notes that were
evidenced by your old certificate(s) will only be sent to the holder of the Old
Note, promptly after the expiration date. All Old Notes represented by
certificates delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been
tendered unless otherwise indicated.
Except as otherwise provided herein, tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn
at any time on or prior to the expiration date. In order for a withdrawal to be
effective on or prior to that time, a written notice of withdrawal must be
timely received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth above or
in the Prospectus on or prior to the expiration date. Any such notice of
withdrawal must specify the name of the person who tendered the Old Notes to be
withdrawn, identify the Old Notes to be withdrawn (including the principal
amount of such Old Notes) and (where certificates for Old Notes have been
transmitted) specify the name in which such Old Notes are registered, if
different from that of the withdrawing holder. If certificates for the Old Notes
have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Exchange Agent, then prior to
the release of such certificates, the withdrawing holder must submit the serial
numbers of the particular certificates for the Old Notes to be withdrawn and a
signed notice of withdrawal with signatures guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution, unless such holder is an Eligible Institution. If Old Notes have
been tendered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in
the Prospectus under "The Exchange Offer -- Book-Entry Transfer," any notice of
withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited
with the withdrawal of Old Notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of
such facility. Old Notes properly withdrawn will not be deemed validly tendered
for purposes of the Exchange Offer, but may be retendered at any time on or
prior to the expiration date by following one of the procedures described in the
Prospectus under "The Exchange Offer -- Procedures for Tendering Old Notes."
All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of
receipt) of such withdrawal notices will be determined by the Company, whose
determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any Old Notes which
have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will
be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder (or, in the case
of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent's account
at DTC pursuant to the book-entry procedures described in the Prospectus under
"The Exchange Offer -- Book-Entry Transfer" such Old Notes will be credited to
an account maintained with DTC for the Old Notes) as soon as practicable after
withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offer.
5. SIGNATURES ON LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, ASSIGNMENTS AND ENDORSEMENTS. If
this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Old
Notes tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond exactly with the name(s)
as written on the face of the certificate(s) without alteration, enlargement or
any change whatsoever.
If any of the Old Notes tendered hereby are owned of record by two or more
joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal.
If any tendered Old Notes are registered in different names on several
certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate
Letters of Transmittal (or facsimiles thereof) as there are different
registrations of certificates.
If this Letter of Transmittal or any certificates or powers of attorney are
signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact,
officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative
capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing and, unless waived by the
Company, proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of such persons' authority
to so act must be submitted.
When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of
the Old Notes listed and transmitted hereby, no endorsement(s) of certificate(s)
or written instrument or instruments of transfer or exchange are required unless
New Notes are to be issued in the name of a person other than the registered
holder(s). Signature(s) on such
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certificate(s) or written instrument or instruments of transfer or exchange must
be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the
registered holder(s) of the Old Notes listed, the certificates must be endorsed
or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or exchange,
in satisfactory form as determined by the Company in its sole discretion and
executed by the registered holder(s), in either case signed exactly as the name
or names of the registered holder(s) appear(s) on the certificates. Signatures
on such certificates or written instrument or instruments of transfer or
exchange must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
6. SPECIAL ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS. If New Notes are to be
issued in the name of a person other than the signer of this Letter of
Transmittal, or if New Notes are to be sent to someone other than the signer of
this Letter of Transmittal or to an address other than that shown above, the
appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed.
Certificates for Old Notes not exchanged will be returned by mail or, if
tendered by book-entry transfer, by crediting the account indicated above
maintained at DTC. See Instruction 4.
7. IRREGULARITIES. The Company will determine, in its sole discretion, all
questions as to the form, validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and
acceptance for exchange of any tender of Old Notes, which determination shall be
final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any and all
tenders of any particular Old Notes not properly tendered or to not accept any
particular Old Notes which acceptance might, in the judgment of the Company or
its counsel, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right, in its
sole discretion, to waive any defects or irregularities or conditions of the
Exchange Offer as to any particular Old Notes either before or after the
expiration date (including the right to waive the ineligibility of any holder
who seeks to tender Old Notes in the Exchange Offer). The interpretation of the
terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Old Notes either
before or after the expiration date (including the Letter of Transmittal and the
instructions thereto) by the Company shall be final and binding on all parties.
Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with the tender of
Old Notes for exchange must be cured within such reasonable period of time as
the Company shall determine. Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any
other person shall be under any duty to give notification of any defect or
irregularity with respect to any tender of Old Notes for exchange, nor shall any
of them incur any liability for failure to give such notification.
8. QUESTIONS, REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND ADDITIONAL COPIES. Questions and
requests for assistance may be directed to the Exchange Agent at its address and
telephone number set forth on the front of this Letter of Transmittal.
Additional copies of the Prospectus, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and the
Letter of Transmittal may be obtained from the Exchange Agent or from your
broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee.
9. LOST, DESTROYED OR STOLEN CERTIFICATES. If any certificate(s)
representing Old Notes have been lost, destroyed or stolen, the holder should
promptly notify the Exchange Agent. The holder will then be instructed as to the
steps that must be taken in order to replace the certificate(s). This Letter of
Transmittal and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for
replacing lost, destroyed or stolen certificate(s) have been followed.
10. SECURITY TRANSFER TAXES. Holders who tender their Old Notes for
exchange will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection
therewith, except that holders who instruct the Company to register New Notes in
the name of or request that Old Notes not tendered or not accepted in the
Exchange Offer to be returned to, a person other than the registered tendering
holder will be responsible for the payment of any applicable transfer tax
thereon.
IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR FACSIMILE THEREOF), OR AN AGENT'S
MESSAGE IN LIEU THEREOF, AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.
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